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Embolite

Em′bo-lite

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Noun.
[From Gr. [GREEK] something thrown in between.]
(Min.)
A mineral consisting of both the chloride and the bromide of silver.

Definition 2024

embolite

embolite

English

Noun

embolite

  1. (mineralogy) A mineral consisting of silver chloride and silver bromide; a variety of bromian chlorargyrite.

Etymology

From Latin embolus ‎(“piston”), from Ancient Greek ἔμβολος ‎(émbolos, “peg, wedge, stopper”).

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